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| Body of Zetas drug cartel leader Lazcano stolen |
| 2012-10-09 |
| The body of the leader of a Mexican drug cartel, who was killed in a shootout with marines, has been stolen by an armed gang, state officials say. The corpse of Heriberto Lazcano, founder of the brutal Los Zetas gang, was being stored by the authorities at a funeral parlour in northern Mexico. The Mexican navy said tests confirmed that the man killed was Lazcano. Infamous for mass killings, the Zetas control key drug-trafficking routes in north-eastern Mexico. Lazcano, also known as "the executioner", was killed in a gun battle with marines on Sunday in Progreso, some 125km (80 miles) west of the Texan border in Coahuila state, the navy said. It added that fingerprints and photographs of the body were taken before it was handed over to the local authorities in Coahuila. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 Reminds me of another moneygrubber: Eva Peron. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2012-10-09 23:09 |
| #5 Mexican interior minister said the deceased is Lazcano, he seems pretty convinced of it. There are reasons to doubt it is Lazcano. Last information I had was that Lazcano was in Tampico. Little reason exists for him to be in northern Coahuila state especially during his feud with his number two man, Miguel Trevino, AKA Z40. |
| Posted by: badanov 2012-10-09 21:07 |
| #4 it's not unusual for the Zetas to re-claim the bodies of their people. BUT in this case it's very convenient. Lazcano has staged his death before. All they've got from this corpse is a grin and a set of fingerprints. This is seriously fishy. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-10-09 19:00 |
| #3 I fear for his corpse. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2012-10-09 18:09 |
| #2 Weekend at Lazcanos? |
| Posted by: Raj 2012-10-09 17:03 |
| #1 Anybody check the summer house? |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-10-09 16:55 |